Sing Me a Question Trivia Quiz

Answer: Are You Lonesome Tonight?

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" had been recorded several times over the years up until 1950, when the song first reached the Billboard pop chart when it was recorded by the Blue Barron Orchestra. It peaked at number nineteen after eight weeks in the chart. This 1950 version included additional spoken words to the song, loosely based on Shakespeare's "As You Like It". Later that year Al Jolson also recorded the song, again with the additional spoken words. The next person to record this song was Jaye P Morgan. Her version did not include the spoken words and it made it to number sixty-five on the Billboard chart.

Elvis Presley recorded the song in April 1960, based on the version by the Blue Barron Orchestra, and it was one of the biggest selling singles that year, rising to number one on the Billboard pop chart and to number three on the R&B chart. This version by Elvis Presley is listed on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time" as number eighty-one.

The song has also been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Donny Osmond, and Bryan Ferry, to name a few.

Answer: Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart took "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" to number one in the British charts in December 1978 and again to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979. The song also spent two weeks as number one in Australia.

Rod Stewart donated Royalties from this song to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In January 1979 Rod Stewart performed this song at the "Music for UNICEF Concert" at the United Nations General Assembly.

"Rolling Stone" magazine rated this song in 2004 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" as number 301.

Here's the first verse and chorus:

"She sits alone, waiting for suggestions
He's so nervous, avoiding all her questions
His lips are dry, her heart is gently pounding
Don't you just know exactly what they're thinking?

If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
Come on, sugar, let me know
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
Come on, honey, tell me so
Tell me so Babe".

Answer: The Contours

Motown CEO Berry Gordy both wrote and produced "Do You Love Me?" intending it for The Temptations. However, he could not find them anywhere, and when he ran into The Contours in a hallway, he offered them the song. They jumped at the opportunity as their first two singles failed to chart and they were in danger of losing their recording contract.

"Do You Love Me?" went on to sell over a million copies and it rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The Contours never had such success again.

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes had a number one hit in the UK with the song, which was also covered by the Dave Clark Five and The Hollies.

"Do You Love Me?" was featured in the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing" leading to the re-issuing of the single. The Contours again had a hit when the song rose to number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Bobby Freeman

Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance?" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B chart. It was also a hit in Australia, reaching number four. He originally wrote the song as "Do You Want To Dance?"

In 1961 Cliff Richard & The Shadows had a hit with the song in the UK. The Beach Boys also had a hit in 1965 when it reached number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. Bette Midler recorded the song in 1972, in a slower tempo, as "Do You Want to Dance?" when it reached number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.

"Do You Wanna Dance?" has been covered by Eddie Cochran, The Four Seasons, Del Shannon, The Mamas & the Papas, John Lennon, T Rex, The Ramones, Ray Stevens, and Neil Young, among others.

The original Bobby Freeman recording can be heard in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti".

Answer: What Kind of Fool Am I?

The Sammy Davis Jr. version of "What Kind of Fool Am I?" rose to number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The song won a Grammy for "Song of the Year."

A version by Shirley Bassey in 1963 reached number forty-seven on the UK charts. It has been recorded by Lesley Gore, Robert Goulet and of course Anthony Newley himself. In 1970 Kermit the Frog sang this song on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Answer: True

"How Deep Is Your Love?" was written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and was on the soundtrack to the film "Saturday Night Fever". Released as a single it rose to number three in the UK and Australia and in December 1977 it rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying in the Top Ten for seventeen weeks, which was a record at that time. The song is listed as number twenty on Billboard's "All Time Top 100". The group Take That covered the song in 1996 and it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1978 the song won "Best Pop Performance by a Group" at the twentieth Grammy Awards and for the Golden Globe Awards the same year the song was nominated for "Best Original Song". At that time "How Deep Is Your Love?" was still in the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

On the "Rolling Stone" list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", the song is ranked number 365. In 2011 in a poll of ITV viewers in the UK "How Deep Is Your Love?" was voted "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song".

Answer: Tina Turner

"What's Love Got To Do With It?" was originally written for Cliff Richard, who rejected it, as did Donna Summer and it was then offered to Tina Turner. British pop group Bucks Fizz recorded the song in 1984, but because Tina Turner's version was released first, the Bucks Fizz version was shelved and not released until 2000.

Tina Turner's recording of the song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for three weeks, and peaked at number three on the UK charts. The song won three Grammy Awards in 1985: Record of the Year; Song of the Year; and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2012, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On the "Rolling Stone" list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" it ranks as number 309.

The song was used as the title for the 1993 biographical film about Tina Turner's life.

Answer: Tom Jones

"What's New Pussycat?" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1965 movie of the same name and recorded by Tom Jones. The song rose to number 11 in the UK and number three on the US Billboard Top 100. it was number one in Canada. In 1965 the song was number twenty-eight on Billboard's list of "Year-End Hot 100 Singles".

The song has been covered by Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the Four Seasons. The song has been used in several TV shows including "The Simpsons", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and "That 70s Show", and in the movies "Flushed Away", and "Cats & Dogs".

Answer: Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers had the original hit with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" in 1956, reaching number six on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, number one on the R&B chart and also number one on the UK Singles Chart. On the "Rolling Stone" list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", it ranks number 307.

In 1981, Diana Ross recorded a cover version which reached number seven on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart. Some of the other artists to cover this song are the Beach Boys, Alma Cogan, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Diamonds, and Joni Mitchell.

Answer: The Shirelles

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (also known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"), was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin in 1969, and is reputed to be Carol King's answer to ex-boyfriend Neil Sedaka's recording of "Oh, Carol".

The Shirelles took the song to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They were the very first all-girl group to achieve this feat. On the "Rolling Stone" list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" is ranked at number 126.

This song has been covered by many artists, some of the more notable being Brenda Lee, Ben E King The Chiffons, Dusty Springfield, Lesley Gore, Jackie DeShannon, Cher, Linda Ronstadt, Roberta Flack, Carole King, and Elton John.